HR 817 · in committee · significant
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for charitable donations to nonprofit organizations providing education scholarships to qualified elementary and secondary students.
- education
What this bill does
- Creates a tax credit for individuals donating to nonprofits that give K-12 education scholarships.
- Affects taxpayers who donate and students receiving scholarship funds for elementary and secondary school.
- Credit capped at $5,000 or 10% of income; $5 billion annual limit through 2028, allocated first-come-first-serve.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How might a $5 billion annual cap affect scholarship availability across different states and student populations over time?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between using tax credits for K-12 scholarships versus other education funding mechanisms like direct grants?
- 03
Which taxpayers would most benefit from this credit, and could the first-come-first-serve allocation create equity concerns?
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Sponsor · R-NE-3
Adrian Smith
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
27/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-28
Joining the bill
Dan Crenshaw
R-TX-2 · original
Mike Carey
R-OH-15 · original
Juan Ciscomani
R-AZ-6 · original
Byron Donalds
R-FL-19 · original
Neal P. Dunn
R-FL-2 · original
Randy Feenstra
R-IA-4 · original
Scott Franklin
R-FL-18 · original
Vince Fong
R-CA-20 · original
Richard Hudson
R-NC-9 · original
Kevin Hern
R-OK-1 · original
Mike Kelly
R-PA-16 · original
Rick W. Allen
R-GA-12 · original
+ 15 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-01-28 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-28 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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